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Liberal rebel will proceed with bill after government preserves sheep trade

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Liberal rebel will proceed with bill after government preserves sheep tradeThe live sheep trade has the potential to become a potent issue at the next federal election.AAP/Animals Australia

The government has rejected calls for a ban on the live sheep trade during the northern summer, but it will require an independent observer on all ships, including for live cattle exports.

A series of required changes to shipboard...

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US can no longer be counted on to end Israel-Palestinian conflict

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University

As Palestinians counted the dead after another explosion of violence in a conflict that has consumed the Middle East for generations, the world is being obliged to take account of a new reality.

US indifference to force used by Israel to put down demonstrations on its border fence with Gaza – on top of the move of its embassy to Jerusalem...

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From Victoria to Diana to Meghan, royal weddings have shaped bridal fashions

  • Written by: Robyn Gibson, Associate Professor, Visual & Creative Arts Education, University of Sydney

We might not know who designed Meghan Markle’s wedding gown until she walks up the aisle at St George’s Chapel on Saturday to marry Prince Harry, but we can be assured that her dress will inspire bridal trends for years to come. And if history is a guide, Markle, like the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will have scrutinised...

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What happens to small towns whose water becomes big business for bottled brands?

  • Written by: Emma Kathryn White, PhD Candidate, Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne
What happens to small towns whose water becomes big business for bottled brands?The more the market is willing to pay, the harder it is to regulate water use.Shutterstock.com

Groundwater being pumped from a highland aquifer, only to be whisked away in tankers and sold in little plastic bottles by a multinational corporation – it’s a difficult concept for a small farming town to swallow.

Just ask the residents of...

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